Day 6: Repurpose Week

Ok, I told you yesterday that I needed help--ideas for these items. What to do with them????

First off--bed springs--these things are great. Honestly, I'd be ok just to have a few set on shelves because I like the shape and the rust.

I do have a lot of them and there's more at my Mom's. (She's laughing at me now I'm sure.

Would you believe that I have moved these long boards around in my storage room for 10 years or so?!

Do you know what they are? Quilt frames--the Lutheran Church Ladies kind of "put the quilt up in the church basement" quilt frames for tieing or hand quilting quilts. One large set and the other for a smaller crib size quilt.

They even have the inches marked off and the fabric strips intact where the quilt was basted on.

I originally bought them thinking I would put quilts up in my basement to learn to hand quilt. Even if I was to pursue that which I no longer see---I would get myself one of the newfangled quilt frames for sure. They take up about a 1/6 of the space and set up in an instant. Yes, even with my love of the old, I would go for ease and convenience. I also bought them because no one wanted them and I wanted to save the history of them. If even I wouldn't use them, very few people will. So, my question-- what can I do with them to preserve them just a bit? Build a frame? If so, what to put in it?

And lastly, zinc lids. I have a lot of these too. More than in the picture. They all have a great milk glass center.

I was thinking candle holders for the springs as well but there's probably something else, at least you could add beads, etc. to them. The lids I would turn into a piece of wall art or else line a doorless doorway. I think the picture frame idea is great for the quilt frame.

I use the heck out of old bed springs!! I make snowmen heads or stars and attach them to the top and make "make do's" out of them, they can be used as Christmas tree toppers with the star on top. And the zink lids, I wish I had some, I use them for prim pin cushions, made a circle of fabric to fit the lid, stuff very tight, wrap floss around to make sections then add a vintage button to the middle and hot glue in the lid so cute .... you have some treasures for sure.